Kangaroo Island Council
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Kangaroo Island Council South Australia |
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Location of Kangaroo Island Council
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| Population | 4,611 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.04793/km2 (2.7141/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4,400.1 km2 (1,698.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Peter Clements | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kingscote | ||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Finniss | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Kangaroo Island Council | ||||||||||||
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The Kangaroo Island Council is a local government area in South Australia that covers the entirety of Kangaroo Island, 13 km off the coast of the mainland. The council was formed in 1996 by the amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley.
The seat of the council is located in the island's largest town, Kingscote. The district's population at the 2011 Census was 4,417.
Mayor: Peter Clements CEO: Andrew Boardman
The district's economy is based around agriculture, with grazing, crops, viticulture and forestry prevalent. Fishing, and more recently, aquaculture has been established as an economic viability on the island. Tourism is also a major part of the economy, with tourists coming to the island for the unspoilt natural beauty and its history.
Localities within the jurisdiction of the Kangaroo Island Council are as follows: American Beach, American River, Antechamber Bay, Ballast Head, Baudin Beach, Bay of Shoals, Birchmore, Brown Beach, Brownlow KI, Cape Borda, Cassini, Cuttlefish Bay, Cygnet River, De Mole River, D'Estrees Bay, Dudley East, Dudley West, Duncan, Emu Bay, Flinders Chase, Gosse, Haines, Island Beach, Ironstone, Kangaroo Head, Karrata, Kingscote, Kohinoor, MacGillivray, Menzies, Middle River, Muston, Nepean Bay, Newland, North Cape, Parndana, Pelican Lagoon, Penneshaw, Porky Flat, Sapphiretown, Seal Bay, Seddon, Stokes Bay, Stun'Sail Boom, Vivonne Bay, Western River, Willoughby, Willson River, and Wisanger.
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